Ten Pitching Tips for Neurodivergent and Psychiatric Survivor Writers

If you haven’t done so already, please grab my free workbook for marketing your memoir. One of the most exciting—albeit nerve-wracking and often demoralizing—stages of the publication process is the pitch stage. You’ve put in the work—outlining your book, enduring painful rounds of feedback and revisions, drafting a proposal, and approaching your book as aContinue reading “Ten Pitching Tips for Neurodivergent and Psychiatric Survivor Writers”

Eight Tips to Tighten Up Your Book Proposal

Before I dive in, I would like to remind you that I have a free workbook for marketing your memoir available now. Please check it out! As we discussed last week, your book proposal is of your biggest assets in your book pitch, even (or especially) as a memoir writer. But as many writers andContinue reading “Eight Tips to Tighten Up Your Book Proposal”

Why Your Memoir Should Have a Book Proposal (Even if It Does Not Technically “Need” One)

When most of us think of memoir, we think of “straight,” narrative memoir. Think: “it reads like fiction.” Fiction does not require a book proposal to be pitched to agents or publishers. The query and the writing speak for themselves. Sometimes agents want to see a few sample chapters first, but eventually, if they areContinue reading “Why Your Memoir Should Have a Book Proposal (Even if It Does Not Technically “Need” One)”